Dhaulagiri Circuit Trek

You will be having early breakfast for a long drive of 5 to 6 hours of the exciting scenic city in Pokhara which is located at Mid-west of Nepal which will give you pleasing scenic of Annapurna Himalayas along with calm lakes of Phewa and Begnas. On reaching Pokhara, you will be transferred to a nice hotel beside the calmness of Phewa Lake, with your interest to wander around the calm city where you can visit temples of stores, shops, restaurants as well as lakeside.

Note: (You can also take a flight from Kathmandu to Pokhara with a maximum time of 30 minutes)

After breakfast, drive from Pokhara goes through demanding into zag road all the way place known as Naudanda. After that we incline down over zig road passing Hangza, Naudanda, Nayapul, Kusma with astonishing sceneries views of Annapurna South, Fishtail, jet hills, terraces, and communities. This is one of the charming road trips. Stay overnight in Beni Hotel or camp for the night.

We walk from Beni to Babiychaur taking almost 5 hours of time. Starting quickly over the uneven debris stretches path to the smooth ice of the snowy part of the glacier. You hike gradually to the irregular and chilling but enormous Dhaulagiri Base Camp.  It is likely to drive through a reasonable road as well. Stay overnight Camp.

Walk from Dharapani to Muri which takes around five hours. This day you will also trek through a narrow pathway for an initial one hour. Along with the flat land passing over the forest with diversities of rhododendrons, oaks and Christmas trees at some distance. Stay overnight camp.

The trek from Muri is very reasonable and goes down for a few hours. But beforehand reaching Boghara, we have to ascent a vertical trail for a couple of hours. The trajectory descends down before reaching Phedi and then the trajectory goes up until Boghara. Stay overnight camp.

The trajectory is quite tough and occasionally we will need the support of the ropes. The trail descends down to a minor edge then cross-forest to Jyardan. Finally, we cross the stony part to reach Dhoban. Stay overnight camp.

At this stage, we will reach the Italian Base Camp where we shall camp just in opposite of the West wall of the Dhaulagiri where you will enjoy the glamorous scene of Dhaulagiri.  Passing via gorgeous woodland, we quickly gain elevation and mountains are seen all around. Since we are gaining altitude quickly, we keep our self-hydrated by taking a lot of water along with glucose which shall make us hydrated. It is easy for you to ascend the trajectory now. Stay overnight Camp.

Your morning shall be little hectic of all the tiredness as this is your first day of our acclimatization day. You can discover around the valley on this day. Make yourself prepared for high passes the following day. Stay overnight at Camp.

We walk via the rock-strewn area on a steep slant before crossing the glacial moraines leaving Italian Base Camp behind of us. We then visit a broad green area in a thin valley known as “Japanese Base Camp”. We have been blessed with the scenery of west face of Dhaulagiri I (8167m) on one side and Tsaurabong Peak (6395m) on the other which will take your breath away. Overnight at tented camp.

You will feel the most challenging day of our journey today. We cautiously and responsibly ascend to Dhaulagiri Base Camp traveling through difficult glaciers. We can observe the mesmerizing view of all the peaks of Dhaulagiri range along with an astonishing icefall descending from the Dhaulagiri and Tukuche Peak ridgeline when we reach to the Base Camp.  Overnight at tented camp

We can spend the day traveling the areas nearby the base camp. There's also a choice of hiking up a little for the good view of the mountains. Stay overnight at tented camp.

We continue to hike on the north side of Chhondarban Glacier, and regularly climb the steep hillside over the glacier. Following the zig-zag trail across residues, we make ascend to French Pass which gives a 360-degree view of surrounding mountain ranges which is quite marvelous to visit.  We then slightly incline at the snow slopes to finally reach the Hidden Valley. Stay overnight at tented camp.

We keep the additional day in case the weather condition becomes worse.  We can also use this day to discover the outskirts of Hidden Valley. Stay overnight at tented camp.

We head to Yak Kharka over Dhampus Pass (5244m) enjoying the gorgeous view of Annapurna and Dhaulagiri ranges in the background. We slowly fall downwards steeply to Yak Kharka over avalanche prone slopes.  Stay overnight at tented camp.

We continue to slope abruptly from Yak Kharka to Marpha which is also known as the apple capital of Nepal. Passing via the whitewashed houses, tiled streets, and following the movement of Kali Gandaki River, we move near the blowy town of Jomsom. Stay overnight at lodge in Jomsom.

We fly back to Pokhara, early in the morning, enjoying a stunning aerial view of the mountains which will take your breath away. We travel the attractive Pokhara city boating in Phewa Lake and visiting the renowned places of Pokhara. Overnight at 3-star hotel in Pokhara.

Drive or flight to Kathmandu according to your will.  After landing, we transfer you to the hotel in Kathmandu and give the break of the day to yourself. You can shop for your loved ones or take a break for the day. Stay overnight at 3-star hotel in Kathmandu.

The day has come for you to return back reluctantly to your hometown after this blissful and adventurous tour in Nepal. Last day in the land of Himalayan Wonders, as per your international flight time depart from the hotel for the airport for your international flight back to home countries or other respective destinations.